Forty scholarships for training of SL teachers as Master Trainers

In support of the initiative taken by the Presidential Task Force on English and IT, in introducing Spoken English, Teaching Methods and Course Content to English Teaching, the Indian government has offered 40 scholarships for Sri Lankan teachers at the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) Hyderabad, states President's Media Division Director General Bandula Jayasekara in a release. Applications are called from teachers of government schools under 45 years with English as a subject for the Degree, in service instructors and trainer staff at Regional English Support Centres.

Applications can be downloaded from the official website of the Presidential Secretariat (www.president.gov.lk) or the official website of the Ministry of Education (www.moe.gov.lk).

Candidates will be selected for training after an interview conducted by the Ministry of Education. After training, the trainers should be agreeable to be attached to any of the Teacher Centres for the requirement of the "English as a life skill Programme".

Applications should be sent addressed to: The Project Co-ordinating Officer, Presidential Programme Unit, Ministry of Education, 4th Floor, Isurupaya, Battaramulla to be received not later than 22.07.2011.